I’m not sure I have signed up for a social media site where I haven’t met or chatted with somebody I guess I might say I have an admiration for. I’ve had the pleasure to B.S. with the author of The Game and Emergency, Neil Strauss on Twitter, Missi Pyle on Facebook (who is obviously not personally managing her FB anymore), and a couple others from other sites. But most recently I had a fun lil run in with DJ DRC on Soundcloud. I’d say I probably started listening to dance music in ’95/’96 and cassette tapes were actual things we used to listen to music back then. I remember one of my first tapes was DRC’s Inbetween Worlds, and she was kind enough to send me mp3′s of 3 demo’s and permitted me to share them here. Also, being a Seattleight, I’m excited to see that she’s compared to Donald Glaude (dude…MySpace!?) on her DJ List profile who represents J’s T-Town (aka Tac aka Tacoma) here in the Northwest. But really, I’m just trying to come up with a good reason to post an awesome picture of him with Jenika (aka Jenika Breakbeat sometimes Housebreakin sometimes whatever the fuk Burton) and Shon (aka Frogger), and that’s the best I could come up with… :/ So, if you’re down with DG, and yet to get familiar with DRC, you’re in luck! Here’s the pic which = awesome!
Jenika, DG, Frogger
Aaaaanywaz! Back to DRC. Here’s what her DJ List profile says about her:
The Legendary DRC continues to take the Electronic Music Industry by storm. With multiple releases already in 2010 and the licensing of several other tracks for 2 Mix CD’s by Simply Jeff and Shortee on Moist Music, DRC knows how to stay on top of the game! DRC is far more than just a DJ, but a producer, lyricist, singer, performer and published poet. She has studied Hindi Voice and music theory and has had years of Classical and Pop vocal training. DRC has also been an important member of San Francisco’s Test Press Committee for over 3 years (the electronic and dance music committee of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences http://www.pyramind.com/tpsf
Like that isn’t enough, thru DRC’s over 19 years in the industry she has consistently performed alongside many of the worlds best DJ’s and has been compared to the likes of Donald Glaude. Her exceptional skills behind the decks, strong presence & high voltage performances keep her in demand. DRC captivates all audiences wither she is most likely DJing or performing/singing LIVE as she did with Ars Nova (DRC & Chris Demetras) a few years back. Currently DRC is working hard in the studio with the talented DJ Denise/Mizumo Music. These two are a great team and have been making some serious noise together! In just a few years DRC & DJ Denise have quite the list of releases on labels across the globe, Top 10 chartings on djdownloads.com and multiple tracks licensed to CD compilations. You can also find some of DRC’s older releases featured in two music industry documentaries; “Vision of Vibe” with Carl Cox and “Intellect” featuring Paul Van Dyk and many others.
more: DRC – The DJ List
In addition to being able to listen to this widely known demo, be sure to check her out on Soundcloud (check out Sassyfrass) where she’s to this day still sharing her wicked basslines with us! Thx DRC for the demos! <3 ya!
DRC will be here at KingCat theater in August! GO.
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I have selected some beauties with this mix, wow. I am very excited about this mix because it is much different that my usually electro house. I have always been a huge fan of Progressive House, Gareth Emery’s Podcast is amazing. So I hand-selected a few dark hard progressive tracks just for this mix. I hope you all enjoy, please feel free to share you thoughts.